The Washington Post: Reports that former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell has endorsed Senator Obama for President. General Powell is a former Secretary of State under George W. Bush, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan. Lets be honest, the General was burned by the Bush Administration, he sold to the World at the UN that a War was needed in Iraq. The finding that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction was an embarrassment to Powell, at the start of the second Bush term he wanted to stay a few months to see if could do something in the Middle East, Bush said no. Obama should consider Powell for his Defence Secretary, would be smart and wise move, would show he was willing to take Republicans in his Cabinet, also Powell could be running against him in four years time, if he's in the Cabinet not likely to be running against Obama in 2012.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The Obama Transition Period Part Three
The Washington Post: Reports on the Transition period between the Election and the Inauguration of the new President on January 20th 2009. The article to be fair still has McCain in the race but lets cut the bull its going to be an Obama Administration. Obama should seek the advice of Bill Clinton on this matter, his transition was not great, the period become defined as Gays in the military issue, rather than the economy, the Post writes the following on the view of those that are dealing with the transition on the Obama side, " They believe that much of President Bill Clinton's ineffectiveness in his first year can be traced to bad decisions during the transition and his first days in office. " . The Clinton Administration also went through more nominees for Attorney General that I have had healthy meals! Thus this is an important period for a new Obama Administration. The first two things he will face will be calls for tax raises before he gets his tax cuts and also as the Post writes, " Antiwar groups would press Obama to start the process of ending the war in Iraq. ". Its one thing to Campaign on ending the War in Iraq its another when the War is over, its Afghanistan that has seen more deaths of late not Iraq. If an Obama Administration gets out to quick, a few very bad things could happen, a Civil War in Iraq, Iran invading or taking over Iraq. The price of Oil going up due to Iran taking over the Oil of Iraq. All these problems would come from an Obama plan to get out of Iraq in a hurry. The left has not interest in Afghanistan either but Obama would lose his second term if he either got out of Afghanistan or attacked Pakistan. Thus a President Elect Obama will have to make sure that his Administration is not defined by others or by own mistakes.
New Zogby Poll
Reuters/Zogby Poll: A interesting new Poll, this finds the Obama lead down to three points. Mr Joe the Plumber has been effective. The Poll finds the following, Obama 48% - McCain 45%. The spread the wealth comment has really hurt Obama, also the Liberal attack on Mr Joe, an ordinary guy that wants to work hard and look after his family, this worry that Obama is some extreme liberal that wants to take the USA down the road that the UK went down in the 1970s and become the Sick Man of Europe. If was on the McCain Campaign I would send Mr Joe to some Blue States, let him tell his story, he was very effective on Huckabee last night. The Liberal Press have given Joe more of hard time that they have Obama over Ayers, Wright and ACORN. As stated Obama will win but it wont be a landslide, in 2000 George W. Bush won the Presidency and had Congress for most of his term, that turned out well. The American voter might vote for Obama for President but split their vote and vote for the Republican for Congress. The USA seems to work well when the Presidency and Congress area lead by different Parties. A Republican Congress would prevent Obama going to far to the left, also would make sure that he had a tough Foreign Policy, otherwise a Liberal Congress would drag Obama to more to the left, talks with Cuba and Iran, surrender in Iraq. How long before the left want to talk to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Thus it can be postulated that that Obama will win the Presidency but the American Voter might want to balance that out with a Republican leading or power full Republican element in the Congress.
Obama Administration Part Two
The Sunday Times: Reports on the up and coming Obama Administration, the names you would expect Senator John F. Kerry for State, Clinton for Health, the nominal Republican Senator Hagel for Defence. Senator Kerry for State would be a disaster, the same Senator that suggested that if you didn't have a good education you would end up in a War Zone, in other words your thick, Clinton as Health, recall the disaster that she did when she tried to reform health service, Obama must be on a happy pill to have a Clinton in the Cabinet. Hagel would not make Republicans happy, has been thorn in the Bush White House and has opposed the success for the surge in Iraq. If this is the level of the talent Obama wants for his Administration the West will have another Jimmy Carter. Lets look on the bright side, after Carter there was Reagan. Lets hope for the West these are trial balloons, or else time to move to Iceland, it will be less of a disaster area.
Joe the Plumber on Huckabee, Fox News
Governor Huckabee had Joe the Plumber on his show, felt sorry for Joe, all he did was ask a question of Senator Obama and the Elite Media wants to destroy him. If your an American voter before you vote you should ask yourself, if you ask a President Obama a question that throws him will you get the IRS or the Secret Service on your back never mind the Elite Media. Joe asked a simple question about taxes, he wanted to buy a business and to make life good for himself and his family, the way the elite media has reacted you would think that Joe had insulted Senator Obama. When you go and vote in November do you really know Senator Obama, will you get that tax cut, will you get a health care or will you get hire taxes, no health care and PC world gone mad. If you ask a question of Obama will you be destroyed by the elite media. In Senator McCain you get a maverick war hero, a man that has stood up to his own party, has Obama.
Remember Joe on November 4, 2008.
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